Expert on destruction of Armenian cultural heritage

Before it was occupied and the local Armenian population deported in 1992, the Shahumyan region was filled with Armenian culture, Samvel Karapetyan, an expert in monuments, told journalists on Wednesday.

The Armenian monuments must have been destroyed, he said.

“The destruction of Armenian culture should be expected. Armenian cemeteries and all the other cultural monuments have been destroyed. But they are not destroying bridges. They continue using them, while they do away with the construction reports,” Karapetyan said.

He stressed the need for gaining a deep knowledge of the Homeland. “If we have a deep knowledge of our Homeland, of each of its stones, we will not suffer such losses. But since we are reluctant to gain this knowledge, losses will always be concomitants of our life.”